Therapy for me are those moments when you don't necessarily understand what or how it happened, but you know that some part of you deep down has healed, something has come back into alignment (I think of a spinal correction with this metaphor), or you leave feeling lighter, freer, more of the real you. Therapy has never given me yes or no answers to questions, but it has always given me the sense that whatever the outcome, everything is going to be ok. A feeling of being held by something other than myself, a feeling that I'm on the right path, etc.
What a beautiful account and reflection of what therapy is and what it means to you. You describe my own personal experience of it but I could never put it into these words the way you have! Thank you for sharing today x
Rest and recovery is definitely something I am in need of at the moment. Over the last couple of months I have found my migraines have gotten worse than usual, I don’t think I’ve ever had so many in such a short period of time in over the 25+ years I’ve had them. I am sure most of them are caused by the unstable weather we have had lately as I have always been sensitive to air pressure changes.
The biggest problem (which also doesn’t help the migraines) is I have been having a lot of difficulty sleeping the last few weeks. If I get more than a couple hours a night I see it as a good nights sleep. I have never been the best sleeper and I have always been a night owl, hate early mornings, but it’s never this bad.
I have been contemplating taking something to help me sleep, but as I tend to be sensitive to most medications I worry that if I take a sleep aid I will struggle to wake up on time in the morning more than I am now.
Any tips or advice would be appreciated on how to break this cycle
Thank you for sharing this 🙏 sorry to hear migraine attacks are worse than usual & that sleep is the biggest barrier alongside unstable weather. Please know that you will not be alone in your sleep struggles and sensitivities.
I love that you have identified this as a cycle you can break. & what your needs are (rest & recovery). This is an empowering place to be. Starting super simple & working with that for now, I’d encourage you to write down/sit with/reflect on a few prompts:
What does rest & recovery mean to you?
How can you prioritise rest & recovery in your day?
What does it look like?
How does it feel in your body?
What words might you use to soothe yourself?
Answers might not be obvious or come immediately. If you’re anything like me, you might feel resistance or like it’s pointless.
It is true that there are no quick fixes or overnight solutions. It did take me some time approaching it this way 5 years ago.
Identifying my needs & putting in place measures to support them was one of the 1st places I started. It didn’t make me better straight away but it was a catalyst for change and happened in its own time.
Prioritising my needs didn’t mean I didn’t have any other priorities. It just meant that my need to improve my health/rest and recover became my no.1 priority. The others quickly followed.
I appreciate this isn’t the be all & end all but i hope at the very least it brings you comfort in some way.
Therapy for me are those moments when you don't necessarily understand what or how it happened, but you know that some part of you deep down has healed, something has come back into alignment (I think of a spinal correction with this metaphor), or you leave feeling lighter, freer, more of the real you. Therapy has never given me yes or no answers to questions, but it has always given me the sense that whatever the outcome, everything is going to be ok. A feeling of being held by something other than myself, a feeling that I'm on the right path, etc.
What a beautiful account and reflection of what therapy is and what it means to you. You describe my own personal experience of it but I could never put it into these words the way you have! Thank you for sharing today x
Rest and recovery is definitely something I am in need of at the moment. Over the last couple of months I have found my migraines have gotten worse than usual, I don’t think I’ve ever had so many in such a short period of time in over the 25+ years I’ve had them. I am sure most of them are caused by the unstable weather we have had lately as I have always been sensitive to air pressure changes.
The biggest problem (which also doesn’t help the migraines) is I have been having a lot of difficulty sleeping the last few weeks. If I get more than a couple hours a night I see it as a good nights sleep. I have never been the best sleeper and I have always been a night owl, hate early mornings, but it’s never this bad.
I have been contemplating taking something to help me sleep, but as I tend to be sensitive to most medications I worry that if I take a sleep aid I will struggle to wake up on time in the morning more than I am now.
Any tips or advice would be appreciated on how to break this cycle
Thank you for sharing this 🙏 sorry to hear migraine attacks are worse than usual & that sleep is the biggest barrier alongside unstable weather. Please know that you will not be alone in your sleep struggles and sensitivities.
I love that you have identified this as a cycle you can break. & what your needs are (rest & recovery). This is an empowering place to be. Starting super simple & working with that for now, I’d encourage you to write down/sit with/reflect on a few prompts:
What does rest & recovery mean to you?
How can you prioritise rest & recovery in your day?
What does it look like?
How does it feel in your body?
What words might you use to soothe yourself?
Answers might not be obvious or come immediately. If you’re anything like me, you might feel resistance or like it’s pointless.
It is true that there are no quick fixes or overnight solutions. It did take me some time approaching it this way 5 years ago.
Identifying my needs & putting in place measures to support them was one of the 1st places I started. It didn’t make me better straight away but it was a catalyst for change and happened in its own time.
Prioritising my needs didn’t mean I didn’t have any other priorities. It just meant that my need to improve my health/rest and recover became my no.1 priority. The others quickly followed.
I appreciate this isn’t the be all & end all but i hope at the very least it brings you comfort in some way.